To Be Vaccinated Or Not

A major effort one could say that has been made in the health sector over time is the introduction and work of vaccines. With the constant increase of diseases, ravaging and causing havoc to human lives, the work of vaccines has been a surreal one. I can remember while I was small, there was this group of people that always went around houses, and schools, to carry out this work of vaccination and immunisation. Many children would seek an escape means, due to the fear of needles, but to no avail for most.

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Such children would be grateful today for not finding that escape because today their bodies are immune to certain diseases and prevented from falling victim to several of these diseases. Several of these vaccines have been available, with more becoming increasingly available as the world keeps evolving and new signs and symptoms of new diseases are constantly discovered. In that respect, it's a big kudos to the health body.

Polio, measles, influenza (flu), and yellow fever are some ailments I know that people have been given vaccination for. There were more, and still many new ones that are constantly fought against. If the body will be kept healthy, vaccination could be considered as a way to go. Through the work of these vaccines, the body develops immunity, alongside the actions and help of the defence mechanism of the body system, to see that the body is kept healthy.

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For as much as I can recall, I've been privileged to take some vaccines. This majorly while tender and small. Those moments when the administrators of such would come around our homes and houses and seek to know our ages before administering them. Since grown up though, I can hardly tell of taking any form of vaccination－that I could remember at least.

That could be surprising even in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, I still could say I can't recall taking any vaccines recently. It was a funny occurrence then. We hardly believed that there were any vaccines available for the case of COVID-19. It seemed all untrue; coupled with the fact that many affirmed if even the vaccine was truly available, they were not going an inch near, nor let it get even that close to them. This was largely due to a perception that there were some fishy, negative intentions behind it.

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Ultimately, many couldn't take it due to accessibility and the perception. They were stories of how things went bad for those who took it, saying some died, others went through one experience or the other and ended up in demise too. It was a terrifying period. However, vaccines are here to help, and they should be seen as such. I've not made much effort to find out about the COVID-19 vaccine after that period, but it has been commended to have been resourceful, at least in those nations whose citizens embraced it without any fear and were given access to it.

A way to help would be a local, national and global sensitization on the knowledge of vaccines to address some superstitions and the false information or rumours that spread because of some fears. This will help many embrace it, hence a decline in some mortality and disease infestation in the body. These vaccines should then be made readily available and accessible through an immediate channel closest to the people or community. This will encourage and influence people to do the needful.

Thank you for reading through!